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Friday, November 1, 2013

In November I am Thankful for...New Books! (part 1)

A Moment Comes by Jennifer Bradbury

As the partition of India nears in 1947 bringing violence even to
Jalandhar, Tariq, a Muslim, finds himself caught between his forbidden
interest in Anupreet, a Sikh girl, and Margaret, a British girl whose
affection for him might help with his dream of studying at Oxford.

Bzrk Reloaded by Michael Grant

The entire BZRK cell--including Noah and Sadie--has been left in pieces
after the last round of battle with the Armstrong Twins, conjoined
brother who plot to rob mankind of its free will. Vincents mind is
shattered, and his memories hold dangerous secrets--secrets that Lear,
BZRKs mysterious leader, will stop at nothing to protect. Meanwhile, Bug
Man has taken control of the Presidents brain, but playing with sanity
is a dangerous game. The consequences can spiral way out of control, and
the Armstrong Twins are not people Bug Man can afford to disappoint.
The nano is as terrifying, exhilarating, and unpredictable as ever. But
the wall of secrets that surrounds it is cracking. What will it reveal?
And once the dust has settled, who will be sane enough to find out?

Champion by Marie Lu

June and Day have sacrificed so much for the people of the Republic--and
each other--and now their country is on the brink of a new existence.
Just when a peace treaty is imminent, a plague outbreak causes panic in
the Colonies, and war threatens the Republic's border cities.

The Chaos of Stars by Kiersten White

Sixteen-year-old Isadora, the mortal daughter of Isis and Osiris, is
sick of being in the middle of family drama so she jumps at the chance
to leave Egypt and start a new life in San Diego with her brother.

Dancer Daughter Traitor Spy by Elizabeth Kiem

After a harrowing defection to the United States in 1982, Russian
teenager Marya and her father settle in Brooklyn, where Marya is drawn
into a web of intrigue involving her gift of foresight, her mother's
disappearance, and a boy she cannot bring herself to trust.